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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Pages 272 through 328.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fujiwara confronted MM about ________________during their letter exchange after she adopted his child.
(a) Her intelligence.
(b) Her jealousy.
(c) Her talent.
(d) Her passivity.

2. Why did Fujiwara feel insulted by MM after his promotion in Tenroku?
(a) MM did not send congratulations.
(b) MM refused to address him by title.
(c) MM ignored him in the street.
(d) MM was not present at his induction.

3. For how long was MM ill in Book Two?
(a) Years.
(b) Months.
(c) Days.
(d) Weeks.

4. Why did Fujiwara leave home after he became ill?
(a) He did not want MM to see his decline.
(b) He did not think MM could handle caring for him.
(c) He did not want to get his son sick.
(d) He was afraid he would never see his first wife again.

5. Through whom was MM only able to tolerate communicating with Fujiwara after adopting her daughter?
(a) Omi.
(b) Michitsuma.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) The Prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was MM's destination when she planned a pilgrimage in Book Two with her son?

2. After the incident with the minister, for what did Fujiwara prepare?

3. For how many days was Fujiwara seriously ill?

4. What kept MM from committing suicide after her husband's rebuke about her depression in Book Two?

5. After ten years of marriage, what did Fujiwara claim so he could avoid dealing with MM's feelings?

(see the answer key)

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